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School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)

Location:
Monksland, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 268

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    The name of fields. Lawn Meg, Park Elm, Poll Bán, Bol Bragan. Here is the name of a rock, Barneail. Here is the name of wells, Bratha Well, Tobair Dranaga. here is the name of a road, Lokra. here is the name of a hill, Cnoc na Caillighe, The Woman's Hill. This hill got its name, because a woman used to live on top of the hill.
    Imelda Donnelly
    Cooley Parish
    Crossalaney
    Carlingford
    Co. Louth (aged 11)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Location
    Monksland, Co. Louth
    Collector
    Imelda Donnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Cooley, Co. Louth